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Displaced Federal Employees Tuition Scholarships

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SPIA will offer partial tuition scholarships for federal government employees who have been impacted by the recent actions and layoffs in the federal government. 

SPIA will be providing scholarships for candidates who apply for one of the following certificates:

  1. Economic Development (ED)
  2. Local Government Management (LGM)
  3. Transportation Planning and Policy (TPP)
  4. Nonprofit and Non-Governmental Organizations (N.G.O.) Management

If you are interested in applying for the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs - SPIA Graduate Certificates, please fill out the following form. 

Once you have filled out and return the form, we will contact you by email with more details about how to apply for the certificates and the scholarship program

Program starts January 2026

Application deadline: December 15, 2025